Simple Machines in the Human Body

Majority of the machines in the human body are...

• Levers

• Wedges

• Wheels and Axles

• Inclined Planes

Connective tissues of bones

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Cartilage

• Joint

Tendons and Muscles are...

• Levers

• Wedges

• Wheels and Axles

• Inclined Planes

What acts as the fulcrum in the levers in the human body?

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Cartilage

• Joint

What acts as the fulcrum in the levers in the human body?

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Cartilage

• Joint

The joint at the top of your neck is...

• 1st class lever

• 2nd class lever

• 3rd class lever

• 4th class lever

The arm is a...

• 1st class lever

• 2nd class lever

• 3rd class lever

• 4th class lever

The ball of your foot is...

• 1st class lever

• 2nd class lever

• 3rd class lever

• 4th class lever

Some of your teeth are...

• Levers

• Wedges

• Wheels and Axles

• Inclined Planes

Wedges in the human body include..

• All your teeth

• Just the incisors

• Just the molars